James Jones

James Jones may refer to:

Sports[]

Basketball[]

• James Jones (basketball coach) (born 1964), Yale University men's basketball head coach
• James Jones (basketball, born 1980), American NBA basketball player and executive
• Jimmy Jones (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player in the ABA and NBA

Association football[]

• James Jones (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1955), British Olympic footballer
• James Jones (footballer, born 1996), Scottish footballer for Wrexham
• James Jones (footballer, born 1997), Welsh footballer for Barrow

American football[]

• James Jones (defensive lineman) (born 1969), defensive lineman for Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions
• James Jones (running back, born 1958), running back for the Dallas Cowboys
• James Jones (running back, born 1961), running back for Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks
• James Jones (wide receiver) (born 1984)
• James "T" Jones (1931-2020), former college football player, coach and athletic director

Cricket[]

• James Jones (cricketer, born 1885) (1885–1953), cricketer for Somerset and Glamorgan in the 1920s
• James Jones (cricketer, born 1870) (1870–1960), English cricketer

Other sports[]

• James Phillips Jones (1883–1964), Welsh international rugby union utility player
• James Jones (baseball) (born 1988), professional baseball player
• James Jones (sport shooter) (1871–1955), Canadian Olympic shooter
• James Jones (rugby league) (fl. 1930), New Zealand rugby league player

Political figures[]

United States[]

• James Jones (Georgia politician) (died 1801), Congressman, namesake of Jones County, Georgia
• James Jones (South Dakota politician) (1927–2014), South Dakota politician
• James Jones (Virginia politician) (1772–1848), U.S. Representative from Virginia
• James A. Jones (1820–1894), Virginia State Senate, Constitutional Convention of 1850
• James C. Jones (1809–1859), governor of Tennessee
• James F. Jones Jr. (born 1934), Pennsylvania politician
• James G. Jones (born 1934), United States Air Force general
• James H. Jones (1830–1904), U.S. Representative from Texas
• James Herbert Jones (1920–2008), Arkansas State Auditor, Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard
• James I. Jones (1786–1858), major general from New York
• James Kimbrough Jones (1839–1908), chairman of the Democratic National Committee
• James L. Jones (born 1943), former National Security Advisor and 32nd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
• James L. Jones Sr. (1912–1986), officer in the United States Marine Corps
• James McHall Jones (1823–1851), U.S. federal judge
• James M. Jones (1862–1928), Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
• James M. Jones, Jr., mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
• James Parker Jones (born 1940), U.S. federal judge
• James R. Jones (born 1939), Congressman from Oklahoma and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
• James S. Jones, American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
• James T. Jones (1832–1895), U.S. Representative from Alabama
• James Wormley Jones (1884–1958), African-American policeman, World War I veteran, and FBI agent

Other countries[]

• Idwal Jones (politician) (James Idwal Jones, 1900–1982), Welsh politician
• Jim Jones (Canadian politician) (born 1943), Canadian politician
• James William Jones (1869–1954), merchant, realtor and political figure in British Columbia, Canada

Religious figures[]

• James F. Jones (minister) (1907–1971), African American religious leader and founder of the Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God, Inc.
• Jim Jones (James Warren Jones, 1931–1978), cult leader of the Peoples Temple responsible for the collective suicide at Jonestown, Guyana
• James Jones (bishop) (born 1948), former Anglican Bishop of Liverpool
• James Jones (priest, born 1881) (1881–1980), Church of England priest
• James Jones (priest, born 1730) (1730–1823), Archdeacon of Hereford
• Kilsby Jones (James Rhys Jones, 1813–1889), Welsh minister, writer and lecturer

Arts and entertainment[]

• James Jones (author) (1921–1977), American novelist
• James Earl Jones (born 1931), American actor
• James Cellan Jones (1931–2019), British television and film director
• James Jones (documentary maker) (born 1982), British documentary film-maker
• James T. Jones IV (died 1996), American music journalist
• Middle Walter (1935–1986), American blues harmonica player, born James Jones
• Jimmy Jones (singer) (1937–2012), American singer, born James Jones
• T. James Jones (born 1934), Welsh poet and dramatist
• James Jones (Born 1998), Welsh multi-instrumentalist

Other people[]

• James Addison Jones (1869–1950), founder of J.A. Jones Construction
• James Jones (civil servant) (1914–1995), Scottish civil servant
• James F. Jones (educator) (born 1947), president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
• James Matthew Jones (born 1961), American global public health expert and consultant
• James W. Jones (1809–1892), civil engineer in Adelaide, South Australia
• James Jones (psychologist), American social psychologist
• James McHenry Jones (1859–1909), American educator, school administrator, businessperson, and minister

Characters[]

• Jimbo Jones, one of the main bullies in The Simpsons

See also[]

• Jim Jones (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Jones (disambiguation)
• Jamie Jones (disambiguation)

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